US Facebook fans inclined to connect with the leading social networking site while out and about have a couple of new security tools at their disposal.

Kaspersky Lab has announced that almost 32 million vulnerable applications and files were detected on users' computers in 2010.

The Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security have unveiled an agreement designed to boost cooperation in defending military and private computer networks from growing cyber threats.

Britain faces the threat of cyber attacks from hostile states and criminals which could damage its critical infrastructure, the head of the country's electronic spying agency has warned.

Microsoft has issued its biggest-ever security fix, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC.

India has given BlackBerry maker Research In Motion an extended deadline of January 31 to provide its intelligence agencies a way of accessing all its services.

The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association of South Africa has warned people trading in second-hand goods to be wary of a new scam.

Computer security firm Sophos has shot down rumours that a "10/10/10" virus will strike computers at 10am on Sunday - October 10, 2010.

The United Arab Emirates will not suspend BlackBerry services on October 11 after resolving a dispute with its Canadian maker Research in Motion over access to email and other data.

It is estimated that revenues generated in London from piracy-related work exceed R1.5-billion a year.

According to Kaspersky Lab statistics, a new variant of the notorious polymorphic Sality virus, dubbed "bh", is found to be particularly widespread on users' computers.

Few BlackBerry users in the UAE are switching to other smartphones even though they face an imminent suspension of services unless maker RIM and the government work out a deal.

The US Supreme Court seems unwilling to stop federal investigations into the private lives of people who want to work at government installations.

The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone has granted India's government manual access to its Messenger service and has promised automated access by January 1.

A mysterious computer worm that has struck Iran has raised the spectre of a cyber attack as a new weapon of war, a danger NATO identifies as a key threat, experts say.

Computer hackers have warned that a week-long national holiday in China could leave the country vulnerable to further attack from a potentially lethal computer virus.

India's telecommunications ministry has rejected a solution offered by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry corporate email services, the Economic Times has reported.

Police have arrested 19 people on suspicion of taking part in an online fraud that hit thousands of customers of some of the world's biggest banks.

The US Supreme Court will whether corporations can claim personal privacy to prevent the disclosure of government documents under the freedom of information law.

The recent Stuxnet worm attack is sparking lots of discussion and speculation about the intent, purpose, origins and most importantly - the identity of the attacker and target.